Charismatic meso-invertebrate

• 1986 – first observations

Timeline

In absence of cattle grazing in South Bay

(1 cow-calf/10 ac), introduced annual

grasses overrun habitat within several years

(repeatable- too many times).

• 1986 – first observations

• 1993 – N-deposition awareness

Timeline

Dry Nitrogen Deposition

Smog is slow release N-fertilizer

• 1986 – first observations

• 1993 – N-deposition awareness

• 1992-2000 – Silver Creek Hills Trainwreck

• 1999 – Cars, cows and checkerspot butterflies

Timeline

Conservation Biology 13:1476-1486 Dec 1999

Keystone Species: Ranchers

• 1986 – first observations

• 1993 – N-deposition awareness

• 1992-2000 – Silver Creek Hills Trainwreck

• 1999 – Cars, cows and checkerspot butterflies

• 1999-2001 – Metcalf Energy Center

• 2001 – Highway 101, HCP commitment

• 2002-2006 – Los Esteros, Silicon Valley Power

Powerplants

Timeline

Metcalf Energy Center, Tulare Hill

Large point source,

incremental effects in an

already polluted region

(cumulative impacts)

Precedent setting

mitigation in 2000:

131 acres + $1.4 million

endowment + operating

expenses 30-years

Two other powerplants,

80 acres + $700,000

endowment

Widening Highway 101: 2001

500+ acres. Fee title VTA, managed by

SCCOSA

Commit to Santa Clara County HCP/NCCP:

N-side Tulare Hill 2002

N-side Tulare Hill 2007

• 1986 – first observations

• 1993 – N-deposition awareness

• 1992-2000 – Silver Creek Hills Trainwreck

• 1999 – Cars, cows and checkerspot butterflies

• 1999-2001 – Metcalf Energy Center

• 2001 – Highway 101, HCP commitment

• 2002-2006 – Los Esteros, Silicon Valley Power

Powerplants

• 2003 – Flower Power I tours

• 2005-2012 HCP/NCCP

• 2011 – Flower Power II tours

Timeline

Dry deposition – Dominant in California

Operation Flower Power: The

Ultimate Grassroots Lobbying

Santa Clara Co. Supervisor

Blanca Alvarado (2002)

Dry deposition – Dominant in California

Congressman

Jerry McNerney (2005)

Docent led tours 2007-present

• 1986 – first observations

• 1993 – N-deposition awareness

• 1992-2000 – Silver Creek Hills Trainwreck

• 1999 – Cars, cows and checkerspot butterflies

• 1999-2001 – Metcalf Energy Center

• 2001 – Highway 101, HCP commitment

• 2002-2006 – Los Esteros, Silicon Valley Power

Powerplants

• 2003 – Flower Power I tours

• 2005-2012 HCP/NCCP

• 2011-2012 – Habitat Conservation Now

• 2011 - Flower Power II tours

Timeline

Habitat Conservation Now

www.habitatconservationnow.org

Santa Clara Valley Chapter CNPS

Greenbelt Alliance

Committee for Green Foothills

Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society

The Nature Conservancy

Loma Prieta Chapter Sierra Club

Funding from Moore Foundation

• Fall 2012 Votes on Final Plan

• Santa Clara Valley Water District ↑ 7-0

• Santa Clara County ↑ 3-2

• Morgan Hill ↑ 5-0

• Gilroy ↑ 4-3

• San Jose ? – Dec 4, 2012 vote

•Many thanks to USFWS and CDFG! •2011-2012 – Habitat Conservation Now

• 2011 - Flower Power II tours

Timeline

www.bayarealands.org

CLN Final Report

Chapter 9

Viability Summary 2

N-deposition

Chemical

Climate of

California

Initiative with CNPS, Cal-

IPC, and others to inject

N-deposition mitigation

into CEQA and ESA

Powerplants in San

Diego Co.

Antioch Dunes NWR

Tons NOx/day

0

50

100

150

200

250

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

San Francisco

San Mateo

Santa Clara

TWC

NOx is down, but NH3 is up!